The company had acquired 45 per cent stake in Beardo, a men's grooming brand that sells beard oils, beard waxes, soaps and other grooming products for men's facial hair, in March last year.

In April this year, it had acquired up to 22.5 per cent stake in Revofit, a fitness and wellness solutions app.

The company that makes Parachute and Saffola, is also bullish on the rural consumption this fiscal.

"Given the stable macro-environment and early forecasts of a normal monsoon, we hope for healthy consumption growth, especially in the rural segment. The government's thrust on improving farmer disposable incomes should further provide the much needed fillip to rural consumption," he said.

With rural sales contributing 32 per cent of domestic revenues, the company expects to take this up by at least 3-4 percentage points in the next 3-5 years by driving penetration through price point packs and focused go-to-market initiatives.

He further said while the current inflationary input costs may impact profitability in the first half, the company believes that focus on franchise expansion with threshold margins will stand them in good stead to write a medium-term profitable growth story.

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